How are freshmen feeling about their Baylor experience during COVID-19?
FitWell classes are being offered for free for the first time for all Baylor students, faculty, staff and spouses this spring semester in both live-stream and in-person formats starting Feb. 8 at the Baylor Student Life Center.
The OALA shuttle program will now be reinstated after its suspension received backlash from the Baylor community.
Alicia Martinez was someone who touched everyone she met. Her friends and family described her as a light, as well as determined, bold, selfless, kind, passionate and grounded.
OALA replaced shuttle service with parking permit, but for some students, that just doesn’t work.
CURRENT PRINT ISSUE
Spring brought change for Baylor Student Government. The April election results are finalized, ushering in new leadership, constitutional amendments and clarification on long-standing governance procedures outlined in the Senate bylaws.
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- Texas hemp ban, “No Kings” protests and Holy Week April 1, 2026
Just In
Redshirt senior linebacker Travion Barnes had his 2025 season cut short with an ankle injury in the conference opener. Now that he has made a full recovery, he plans to help lead an energized linebacker group.
The Bears found their way to a second-place finish at The “Mo” Morial tournament in Bryan, Texas, this week on the back of senior Bridget Boczar’s second-overall finish.
What began as unintentional speed at a middle‑school track meet has become a decorated collegiate career. With her final months ahead, Kelley is sprinting toward an ending she’d never imagined.
No. 11 Baylor men’s tennis boasts a 14-1 record at home. One of the key contributors is the Baylor faithful, who have made Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center and Hurd Tennis Center some of the most formidable home court advantages in the nation.
Lariat TV News Today
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At the Waco STEAM Center, participants are doing more than just learning, they’re gaining experiences by building projects and working with new technology.
On Feb. 3, Penland Dining Hall received an 80 on a health inspection. While this doesn’t qualify for failure, it’s a significant decline from its previous low of 98.
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ARTS & LIFE
As graduation approaches, Baylor seniors are preparing to leave behind more than lectures and late-night study sessions. However, before leaving, students have an opportunity to explore parts of the city they may have overlooked. The following destinations offer a reminder of what Waco has to offer.
A few days ago, while eating lunch in the sub, I heard “Here Comes the Sun” by the Beatles, and I was immediately taken back to my childhood.
Newspapers are dying, but inquiring minds don’t need to suffer. There’s hope for the gentrifying Fourth Estate, if fewer folks are concerned about turning a buck.
The dialogue about information in an Internet age, globalization and that general connectedness many people of the 21st century have in common is fascinating. It is overwhelming. It is ambitious for a school paper’s editorial column, but hear me out on this caveat.
Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 says, “No person in the United States…
Firing squads are a viable option as an alternative execution method because lethal injection drugs are becoming too expensive.
Upon first glance at the Church of Wells website, one would get the impression that this is a youthful group of scrupulous believers working to further the word of God in a small Texas town. After digging a bit deeper, the reports of death, condemnation to hell, seclusion and arranged marriages paint an eerily different picture. We are not here to argue about the way that they practice their faith, but we are outraged at the way that they are allowing it to manifest in the lives of other people.
Imagine yourself on a futuristic bullet train, blazing through the countryside at 200 miles per hour. On the inside, you’re relaxing in a comfortable seat with Wi-Fi and a cold drink. The ticket was quite cheap, and the train isn’t very crowded. Sounds too good to be true?



